I have been feeling so overwhelmed lately with all the things that are required of me. Its a typical situation for any mom, and especially for those of us who choose to homeschool our kids. There are always dishes to wash, laundry to do, bill to pay, scrapes to kiss, meals to cook, and the list goes on. I have always felt my calling to homeschool was one of the most important duties I undertake. Yet when do I have the time to decide curriculum , make lessons plans, do the worksheets, crafts, projects etc that go along with the lessons, and let us not forget actually teaching the lesson.
It seemed I was only achieving a fraction of the things I needed to finish. What was I supposed to do? Well , I was reading on a homeschool yahoo group about a friend who was looking into http://www.time4learning.com/ . She wanted something to use with her kindergarten child that he could do with limited supervision during the period right after she had her baby. Several people recommended it very highly and my friend ended up signing up for it.
I started thinking of how difficult it was meeting the needs of a baby, toddler, kindergartner and two elementary age kids. So I talked to my husband , and we decided to sign the older two up. The demo lessons were great because it allowed us to see what kind of program was offered and how to navigate the activities.
We have been using http://www.time4learning.com/ now for about 4 months and we love it. My third grader can awaken early and do his work first thing in the morning. My 4th grader usually does his work late at night. If we have a lot of "extracurricular activities" in a week, they can work ahead on the weekend. The program keeps track of the scores and what lessons are finished, and all the parent has to do is print them off. The lessons are fun , interactive, and there are quizzes and tests to make sure the information has been understood. Its a big weight off of my mind. Its worked so well that my 5 yr old is now begging for me to sign him up as well!
Now if I could just find a program that does laundry and washes the dishes, I would be perfectly happy.
About Me
- my5guyzandme
- I love to organize people and things ( think schedules, budgets, homeschool co ops etc) I think its fun to come up with a creative, new way of doing something. My passion is to help people find a better way of life for themself or help them to grow in their walk with God. This is why I am a youth leader at my dad's church, why I help with Compassion events, shy I do reliv. why I have done work with crisis pregnancy centers, rescue missions, etc. I love building relationships with people.
1 comment:
I agree, Amy. We have decided to keep time4learning just as independent computer time for our son even when we start into our new curriculum. It's fun for him and he thinks he is just playing games on the computer most of the time, while he he learning so much. Love Time4Learning!
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